If worst comes to worst, Europe could withstand a trade war.

如果最糟的情形产生，欧洲可以顶住一场贸易战。

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"If it comes to that," said Aravis, "what about you drooping your head a bit more and arching your neck a bit less and trying to look less like a war-horse?"

“说到这一点，”阿拉维斯说，“你要把脑袋再往下耷拉一点儿，脖子少拱起点儿，竭力装得看上去不像匹战马，好吗？”

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But a whole variety of factors - the call-up of certain types of reservists, the chartering of commercial shipping, the reported movement of pre-positioned equipment both to and within the Gulf region - all suggests that if war comes, it could begin with far fewer signs of obvious preparation than many people have argued.

BBC: Bush considers military options

Spoil him with diversity, so that if there ever comes a time when he is called to war, he will always remember to see the world through the other's eyes.

CNN: Why a man eats another man's heart

When it comes to war with Iraq, the prime minister is, if anything, even more confident about the role he, and he alone, must play.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot